These lessons focus on the skills needed to master the chosen standard and are designed to compliment the companion writing lessons.
These lessons are built to extend the skills taught in the power lessons. The intent is to allow the students to demonstrate their knowledge of the skills needed to master the chosen standard.
Flashback and Foreshadowing
Narrative techniques in support of plot developmentMastering Foreshadowing
Using the narrative strategy of foreshadowing in creative writingWhat is Imagery?
Using imagery in narrative writingAppealing to the Senses
Using imagery in writingWhat Does the Text Evidence Prove?
Comparing and contrasting characters, settings, or eventsSituational Writing
Situational writing using character dialogue and descriptionThese lessons serve as a scaffold of the specific learning targets and move from the foundational level into the mastery level of the standard.
Foundational Lesson
I can write introductions that hook readers' interests.Mastery Lesson
I can engage the reader by establishing a context, creating a point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest.